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Tiny Canary!

November 10, 2009

design market. this coming weekend!
tiny canary

November 14-15, 2009
10am – 6pm each day

Junctionview Studios
Columbus, Ohio

hope to see some of you there!

p.s. couple more AK pics in my flickr, if you’re interested.

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pattern grouplets

November 9, 2009

kind of like booklets, but not ;)

i’ve wanted to do this for quite a while, but i needed enough designs of a particular item/theme that went together. so, without further ado, here is the first pattern grouplet.

Little Colorwork Hat Collection

hats bundled

this collection contains the Sweet Potato Hats, Fairbanks Hat, and Missoula Hat patterns. purchased separately, these patterns would cost $15. together they cost $12.

there are two ways to buy. when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a six page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.

$12.00

or you can get it on ravelry here.

p.s. if you have already purchased one of these patterns, for the month of november (2009) you can get the other two for $8. contact me at cosymakes (!at) gmail (dot!) com if interested.

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feelin’ like a super hero

November 7, 2009

the barefoot rooster knit, not one, but two super hero helmet hats!! that would make her double the super hero, if you ask me.

the first, made from handspun, can be read about here.
super-hero-helmet-hat-3

and this second one can be read about here.
super-hero-helmet-hat-green

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yesterday

November 6, 2009

here’s the first chemo cap i knit katie – out of misti aplaca chunky. it was done a week or two before we came here and good thing too, because she is sensitive to cold. She now has a second… and I’m working on a third.

alpaca chemo cap

and the hat in the ‘wild.’
alpaca chemo cap in the wild

i insist that she have a wide array to go with all of her wardrobe. can you imagine being cold sensitive in alaska in the winter? geesh. so hat designing i am doing! and different from my normal. i do love a good challenge.

here are a couple more photos from yesterday

at the spinning store sorting through back issues of piecework and spinoff
spinning store.

and while katie and i were in the spinning store, ben took this photo of the 5 pm sunset

5 pm sunset

have a great day!

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Missoula Hat

November 4, 2009

missoula hat

This child’s colorwork hat, named for the cold place I grew up, features a turned brim, simple colorwork, and a gently pointed top.

Yarn: Worsted weight wool. 80-120 yd [73-110 m] of main color, 30-50yd [28-46 m] of contrasting color.

Needles: Size 6 US [4 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular or double pointed needles (dpns) and size 7 US [4.5 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular and a set of dpns in the same size. Or whatever size needles you need to get gauge.

Gauge: 5.25 sts/1 in.(2.5 cm)

Sizes: 16.5 (18, 21)in., 41.9 (45.7, 53.3)cm

this is a charted pattern.

when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a two page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.

$5.00

on ravelry here.

missoula and fairbanks hats

this pattern is also available in the Little Colorwork Hat Collection for a slightly reduced price.

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reversed reflections

November 3, 2009

wow!  check out these two reflection hats.

this one blogged here
reflectone
reflecttwo
and the next here.
which do you like better?

so cool.

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teamwork

November 1, 2009

one knitting group that i participate in is through my church. we meet twice a month.  it was started by my friend lara who did not know how to knit at the time.  for that reason, i got recruited pretty quickly to help with the technical part.

baby blanket

our current focus is on making blankets for all of the new babies in the church to be given to them on the day of their baptisms.  there were 4 born this summer and 2 more due in november.  after finishing up this blanket (number 2), i have to say that in our two years, we have come a long way!

and, proudly, you must know that most of the squares were just about the right size.  go team!

p.s. and i published my november newsletter if you’re interested.

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handspun socks

October 30, 2009

speaking of things i’ve never knit and should… handspun socks? i didn’t have a pair until last week. and boy are they fun!

handspun socks!
handspun socks!

made from this yarn – local bfl farm wool – on size 4 needles.
miss muffet

it sat around too long and eventually got knit.

handspun socks!

wheee! they make me happy.

handspun socks!

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alpaca squared

October 30, 2009

alaska is cold, crisp, beautiful.  the day i arrived, katie and i went yarn shopping almost immediately.  then today, i met an alpaca. he was very cute. for a couple more random AK pics, head over to my flickr.
alpaca

and the random number generator says that the winners of the squares squared hat patterns are… 12, 8, 11, 10, and 17!  congrats!  i’ll be sending them along.

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Fairbanks Hat

October 29, 2009

after 27 hours of travel – we finally arrived in alaska! and here’s a pattern to celebrate the fact that i’m not on a plane anymore. and it’s the regular wednesday update ;)

fairbanks hat

This child’s colorwork hat, named for the cold place my husband grew up, features a turned brim, vertical colorwork, and a pointy top.

Yarn: 60-100 yd [55-92 m] of main color and contrasting color

Needles: Size 6 US [4 mm] 16 in.[40.6 cm] circular or double pointed needles (dpns) and size 7 US [4.5 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular and a set of dpns in the same size. Or whatever size needles you need to get gauge.

Gauge: 5.25 sts/1 in. [2.5 cm]

Sizes: 16(18, 20) in. [40.6(45.7, 50.8) cm]

when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a two page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.

$5.00

on ravelry here.

missoula and fairbanks hats

this pattern is also available in the Little Colorwork Hat Collection for a slightly reduced price.

p.s. sister hat coming soon!